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In the third Richard Hannay novel, the Brigadier-General finds himself pulled from the warfront to hunt down a German agent whilst undercover as a conscientious objector.

Wayson Harris was one of thousands of clones born and bred to be the ultimate soldiers. But as an outlawed model, he was different from the rest - possessing independent thoughts and an addiction to violence. Stranded on a frontier planet, Harris is desperate to get back to civilization - and back into the fight. But the rebel factions are warring among themselves, and Harris is contacted by a group that wants to return to the Unified Authority's command.

It’s been more than a decade since gang leader Billy Evans stepped away from his life on the wrong side of the law to mourn the murder of his wife. Yet when he is hit by a second tragedy, his first thoughts are not of loss, but of revenge. However, before he can make his first move, Billy is presented with an alternative method of extracting vengeance. One so intriguing that he quickly finds his past passion for organised violence reinvigorated. 

While an ugly war with its neighbouring realm continues to rage, the insulated members of Ruritania’s upper class laugh and dance their way through their superficial lives. Some people, increasingly disillusioned by the pointless conflict, start to consider how the king might be persuaded - or forced - to end it. Meanwhile, an increasing number of items of great value are going missing from those attending these high society gatherings. At whom will the finger of suspicion point? Who can be trusted?

After waking up with amnesia from a six-year coma, Jake Bronson's past is lost to him. But that doesn't mean the past hasn't been looking for him, or that it will let him live when it finally catches up. Jake's placid life in Italy is shattered by the arrival of an assassination squad hell-bent on eliminating him, and he has no idea why he's in their crosshairs. He's saved only when an American scientist intervenes, wielding technology that reactivates Jake's dormant memories and deadly skills.

FBI agent Patrick Bowers matches wits with a psychopathic genius who relishes leading his pursuers on a bloody trail of torture and dismemberment. Although Bowers can predict how the next victims will die, he’s not yet sure of the who and the when. But if he can’t stop these murders soon, he fears he or a loved one may be next.

The exciting conclusion to Jason Crane's Sleepy Hollow adventure! General of the Dead is an epic work capping the first Jason Crane trilogy. The first two novels, Rise Headless and Ride and Bridge of Bones were only a prelude to this extraordinary work spanning 300 years of true Tarrytown history, interwoven with the legends, myths, and superstitions of the Dutch settlers. Impeccably researched, with absolute fidelity to the modern village, its sights, places, and byways.

In the hospital morgue, Karie lost her sight as Nicole sacrificed herself to save Sofie. The past two years have been hard on the Richards. But Karie thinks there might be a way to regain her vision. It will mean putting herself and her family in danger again.

The Biloxi Crowns need a place away from the coast to produce drugs. The Dixie mafia owns the sites and the political influence the Crowns need. A raid on the county’s first meth lab kills a deputy and reveals this sinister alliance. It also prompts Hector’s family to coerce him back into the criminal underworld. Meanwhile, a crooked politician uses the botched raid as an excuse to hamstring the sheriff’s department.

With the war behind them, Germans struggle to rebuild both the structures demolished in the war, and their society decimated by the Nazis. While Willi works to rebuild the civilian police a serial killer targets young women in both the Western and Eastern zones. At the same time, Major Ross, now fully engaged in US intelligence, is ensnared in the growing conflict between the Russians and their Western allies. Entangled with a female Russian defector, she demands Ross provide both security and, in her words, comfort during this trying moment in her life.

A brutal murder occurs in Memphis, near Franklin City’s limits. But all is quiet in the city itself as Franklin City celebrates Independence Day, until among the festival crowd, Wendy claims she sees a man Bill Doolin’s compatriots put behind bars. A check of prison rosters shows the man remains in prison. Then, two young women are murdered in town.

Richard Diamond - Privatdetektiv. Die neue Krimihörspielserie im Stile der 50er Jahre! Die amerikanische Radio-Krimiserie der 50er Jahre aus der Feder von Blake Edwards wird wieder zum Leben erweckt. Der smarte Detektiv Richard Diamond auf abenteuerlicher Jagd nach fiesen Verbrechern, mysteriösen Mördern. Hören Sie Folge 3: Der Fall Ed Lloyd und Folge 4: Der Mordauftrag...

COVID-19 was not an accident. Its successor, the highly lethal and contagious COVID-23, is not a mutation of COVID-19. China would like us to believe the passage of 19 from animal to human was random and 23 is a natural mutation of 19. The United States wants us to believe both 19 and 23 are weaponized versions of a harmless coronavirus released during a botched Chinese bioweapons experiment. It will be up to Dr. David Aaronson, the new surgeon in the desert town of Fallon, Nevada, to tell the world what really happened.  

In NIE WIEDER gerät Levi in eine Welt voll alten Fehden, Engstirnigkeit, internationaler Politik und Verrat. Und da alles auf eine von langer Hand geplante Intrige hindeutet, die ihren Ursprung in Nazi-Deutschland hat, kann Levi nicht einfach wegschauen. Allerdings stellt sich schon bald heraus, dass praktisch das Strafverfolgungssystem selbst den Fall ebenso begraben will wie jeden, der ihm nachgeht.

Eine untergegangene Kultur. Eine bösartige Falle. Ein mystischer Hort. Tom Wagner, Archäologin Hellen de Mey und Gentleman Gauner François Cloutard stehen kurz vor dem ersten offiziellen Auftrag durch Blue Shield. Als Tom aber kurzfristig im Vatikan gebraucht wird, überschlagen sich die Ereignisse: Gemeinsam mit dem russischen Patriarchen finden sie Hinweise auf einen uralten Mythos: das russische Atlantis. Von Cuba bis ins tiefste Russland geht die mörderische Hetzjagd um ein uraltes, verloren geglaubtes Relikt.